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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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